episode_0499
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I praised Maria as I put out the fire that had spread through the forest.
“Are you good at it? If I make a superweapon specifically for Maria with the leftover Starlight, it could be quite powerful even without a gun like this.”
The praise for doing well was not empty words, but sincerity.
The sight of her hunting bugs while holding a sniper rifle longer than her height was a charismatic sight we had never seen from Maria before.
Maria’s inability to deal with the sandworm type bug was not a problem with the power of her superpowers, but a problem with her weapons. As she said, if it was just a simple block of steel, there might not have been a need to ask for a sniper rifle.
That’s not to say that sniper rifles are bad.
It was a powerful gun that emitted a shock wave almost like a bomb exploding every time it was fired.
It was fun to watch and the power was usable.
However, the problem was that it was difficult to carry due to its size and weight. It’s impossible to always carry a gun larger than your body on your back. I could keep it in my inventory and take it out when needed, but in the end, it was best to carry my own weapon.
“If there is a type of weapon you want, think about it and let me know later. It’s not urgent right now, right?”
“When we return to the probe, there will be metal materials for temporary use. Honestly, I think that would be enough. Anyway, if the attack method involves throwing a metal object, there is a risk of loss… ”
What Maria said also made sense.
‘I’ll have to think about weapons.’
I nodded and asked.
“Do you feel dizzy or anything?”
Using superpowers puts a lot of strain on your head. I rarely got headaches until now because I offset the burden with my high abilities, but I didn’t know about Maria.
But her brain performed better than I expected.
“I felt a little tired, but I think that was due to nervousness. There is nothing wrong with my head.”
If I add the dead people and those burned in the forest fire to my initial skills, I could roughly say that I killed a little less than half of them.
That meant that Maria had taken care of the remaining half of the bugs. That’s roughly 2,000 bugs.
No matter how strong the individuals were, it was never easy to deal with them with a sniper rifle, but Maria was not unreasonable at all. Even a swarm of bugs that large in number could not push Maria to her limits.
It seems like he’s nervous because it’s his first time playing in a real game, but I guess this can be considered a great debut.
Looking at it this way, it was fortunate that her ability was not a supernatural ability but a superpower.
Although Maria’s body was an enhanced human body, it was not as powerful as a quantum computer-level brain. In that respect, a superpower with a greater proportion of mental ability was a perfect fit for her rather than a special ability that consumed physical strength as a cost.
‘Well, I didn’t use Telos ampoule in the first place… Since the starlight used as a material is from the world of Namhira, it seems natural that he would awaken his supernatural powers.’
I thought about the three Telos ampoules remaining in my inventory.
I had no intention of giving Maria the ampoule.
She had already gained powerful supernatural powers. Additionally, since he was an enhanced human whose genes were slightly different from those of ordinary people, it was unclear how Telos would work.
It would have been a catastrophe if he had somehow turned into a mutant like the one there because it didn’t fit his body.
While I was lost in my thoughts, Maria urged me on.
“Rather than that, we need to find their nest! A queen that feels threatened begins to reproduce at a faster rate than before. There is a possibility that other groups scattered around may approach.”
“That’s right, there was a nest.”
Unless the nest was taken care of in the game, bugs came in endless waves.
It was clear that if we didn’t take action to at least destroy the passageway connected to the nest, we would face infinite bug waves here.
The reason I came to this planet was to tour the alien planet and explore if there were any useful resources. Since cleaning up bugs wasn’t my goal, I thought I’d just finish it properly and go back.
According to Maria, the estimated size of the nest is small.
Then, if you simply defeat it with an attack loaded with internal energy…
Dude…
The moment I thought that, I heard the ground shaking.
It felt different from when Maria used her supernatural powers.
At that time, it was a vibration caused by Maria tearing apart a rock, but now it felt like an earthquake just before a volcano erupted.
I sensed the enemies rising from beneath the ground through my senses and shouted to Maria.
“Pick up!”
“Yes… !”
Maria, who roughly guessed the situation, quickly clung to my back.
Kwaang!!!
The moment he jumped into the air carrying her, the ground beneath his feet exploded with a loud noise.
“Wow, that’s gross… ”
I had no choice but to agree with Maria’s sentiments.
Countless bugs began crawling out from beneath the exploded feet.
Bugs that break through hard rocks containing metal and are pushed out.
It was like watching a cockroach pop out of a disgusting egg case.
“I’m waiting upstairs for a moment.”
“Yes… ? Eh… ! master… !”
Whick!
“Aaaagh!”
I threw Maria high into the sky.
If it were the frail body of an ordinary woman, this alone could have caused internal injuries, but Maria’s body was that of a strong, reinforced human being. As long as you are careful when accepting it again, this is no different from riding a slightly dizzying ride.
Whoa!
At the same time as throwing Maria, use Cheongeunchu to fall toward the ground.
I remember the first time I reached the level of Hwagyeong in Bingeumgok.
Memories of taking on the form of a fire giant and catching and killing Enma like an insect.
Even though it happened when I was temporarily unconscious due to the influence of enlightenment, I could not forget the magnificent palm print like the Tathagata Buddha statue on the floor.
Hwaaaah!
Half of his upper body, including his right arm, was engulfed in flames. No, it was not engulfed in flames, but became the flame itself and began to increase in size. It looked as if Surt Mode had been applied only to part of the body.
I swung my right arm, which was several times the size of my body, towards the ground.
Salt-jegeumgangjang (焰帝金剛掌).
The giant’s flaming palm struck from the sky.
Kugugugugugugung… !
An earthquake stronger than when the bug appeared hit the ground. As long as the supernatural ability was used, the palm was by no means weaker than the fist. Rather, it had the advantage of being able to sweep away enemies over a wide range.
The rock that exploded was pressed flat and melted.
The bugs that crawled out onto the ground instantly burned to ashes and disappeared without a trace.
The hole they made collapsed with one attack from me.
Before I knew it, what I could see on the ground was the imprint of the giant’s palm, literally burning.
‘It could be that the bugs are getting entangled by the constant noisy battles.’
With that in mind, I gently caught Maria, who was falling freely. She pounded my chest with her fist while receiving a princess hug.
puck! puck!
“Where is that thing suddenly thrown upwards? ”
“Sorry, if I don’t deal with it quickly, the bugs will scatter everywhere.”
“Really… !”
“Rather than that, I need to find the nest quickly and block it. It was a pretty atmospheric travel destination until the bugs came out. Now it has become a ruin like this.”
It looked like he was going to pour out a bunch of resentment, so he quickly changed his stance.
Still, it was true that there was no time to argue, so Maria ended her complaints by tapping my chest a few more times.
“… I think we can go against the direction in which they were advancing while eating up the forest. A clever queen might have tried to hide the location of her nest, but this is an unexplored planetary system. There would have been no natural enemies before the master appeared, so there would be no need to consider such a case. The size of the nest is also estimated to be small.”
Maria’s analysis, as she puffed out her cheeks and glanced at me, was clear.
I held her in my arms, sparks shooting out from the soles of my feet, and the wind swirling around me. If you combine it with the movements of the Nie Ying Yue Ungyeong, flying in the sky while holding a person was no problem. It flew in the direction from which the bug was advancing.
‘It seems like Maria’s weight is a bit heavy. Is it because alloys are used to form the skeleton?’
Tingling~
“Excuse me.”
“Sorry.”
Maria and I were sharing our surface psychology through nanobots. These exploratory thoughts seemed to be read by her as they generated quite strong brain waves.
The manta ray followed us, scanning the ground from a higher altitude.
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